Six-lamp wrapper



Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAROLD AMATEL, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR TO WESTINGHOUSE LAMP COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA SIX-LAMP WRAPPER Application filed March 1,

This invention relates to containers for fragile articles and relates more particularly to a container for holding a plurality of Wrapped incandescent electric lamps.

Although the present invention is apphcable for use in connection with various types of fragile articles itis shown and described herein in connection with incandescent electric lamp bulbs.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and effective container for lamp wrappers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container for a plurality of wrapped articles wherein the container lends itself to the expeditious reception of the wrappers and serves to hold the same against removal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container composed of corrugated 2 material to receive wrappers of the same material in which the said corrugated. material of the container and wrappers cooperate to retain the wrappers within the container.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be evident from the following description together with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view partly broken away showing a container to receive six lamp wrappers, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view taken on line II-II in Fig. 1.

In practicing the present invention a sheet of material 10 comprised of an inner corrugated sheet 11 and an outer. sheet 12 is formed into a four sided tubular open ended receptacle. The sheet material 10, when bent to constitute a container or casing, is secured by a flap 13 which is pasted to one side of the outer surface. The corrugations 11 are so arranged that the summits 14 and the troughs 15 run transverse to the longitudinal axis of the casing.

By this arrangement the casing is provided with a corrugated or serrated inner wall and is ready to receive a plurality of wrapped articles.

The articles to be enclosed in the casing 50 may be incandescent electric lamps 16 dis- 1930. Serial No. 432,320.

posed in wrapper-s17. These wrappers are i of the usual commercial type and consist of. an outer sheet 18 and inner corrugated sheet 19 and of substantially thesame construction as the sheet 11 which forms the outer casing'except that theouter casing is of heavier and more rugged construction. The corrugated material of the wrappers is so arranged'that the corrugations are disposed substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the wrappers. The wrappers 17 are so proportioned that their length from one edge of an open end to the edge of the opposite open end is substantially equal to the distance between trou hs of the corrugations at opposite sides '0 the casing. The edges 21, therefore, of the wrappers will, by reason of their flexibility or resiliency, move over the corrugations of the wall of the casing and the edges of the wrappers which lie in planes substantially coincident to planes in which the troughs'of the corrugations of the casing are disposed, will enter opposite troughs of the corrugations of the casing and thus be held in dental displacement.

The edges 22 of thewrappers being resilient will frictionallyengage'the corrugatilons and aid in holding the wrappers in p ace. I

By reason of the present construction a casing havin corru ations on the interior walls thereof may constructed from a single sheet of material and proportioned to receive a plurality of wrappers, as for example, six wrappers as shown in the drawing. With this arrangement fragile articles such as incandescent electric lamps may be position against acciinserted in wrappers and the said wrappers quickly and conveniently thrust into the casing at which time they frictionall engage with the corrugated wall thereo andare held with suflicient firmness to permit a shipment or general handlin of the carton and at the same time are readily removable.

By reason of the present construction a container for holding a plurality; of lamps may be provided at relatively low cost and by reason of the'corrugations on the casing which engage with the edges of the wrappers the lamps within the wrappers are resiliently held.

When the wrappers are in position the walls of the casing constitute closures for the ends of the wrappers thus providing a complete cushion housing for each lamp. This arrangement therefore provides not only a cheap and simple construction but one which is effective in providing a protection for the articles against breakage.

Althoug a preferred embodiment of the invention 1s shown and described herein, it

will be understood that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What isclaimed'is:

1. A container for fragile articles comprising a four sided. open ended casing havwall,

ing a corrugated interior wall, and a plurality of 'a four sided open ended article wrappers proportioned to completely occupy the spacewithin the casing and having portions of the edges of their ends depressed to conform with said corrugated wall and other edges disposed in the trough portions of the corrugations.

2. A container for fragile articles comprising a tubular open ended leasing having tranverse "corrugations on the interior open ended article wrappers of tubular form of a length substantially equal to the distance between the troughs of the corrugations on oppositewalls of said casing, two opposite edges of said wrappers being sufliciently resilient to pass over the summits of the corrugations when forced therebetween and to lie in said troughs to prevent displacement, theother' two opposite edges being. relatively soft and adapted to conform with the corrugations.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of February 1930. HAROLD TEL 

